Hellinsia mallecoicus

Hellinsia mallecoicus
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Pterophoridae
Genus:	Hellinsia
Species:	H. mallecoicus
Binomial name
	Hellinsia mallecoicus; (Gielis, 1991)
Synonyms
	Oidaematophorus mallecoicus Gielis, 1991;

Hellinsia mallecoicus is a moth of the family Pterophoridae. It is found in Chile.[1]

The wingspan is 19‑21 mm. The forewings are brown‑grey, speckled with isolated brown scales. The hindwings are grey‑brown and the fringes are grey‑white. Adults are on wing in January, March and October.[2]

References

Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Oidaematophorus mallecoicus". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved May 6, 2018.
"Neotropical species of the family Pterophoridae, part II. Zool. Med. Leiden 85 (2011)". Archived from the original on 2013-10-16. Retrieved 2011-12-22.

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[1] Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Oidaematophorus mallecoicus". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved May 6, 2018.

[2] "Neotropical species of the family Pterophoridae, part II. Zool. Med. Leiden 85 (2011)". Archived from the original on 2013-10-16. Retrieved 2011-12-22.